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KMQS Chester County G O Carlson Airport
Coatesville, Pennsylvania, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 MAY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: MQS
Lat/Long: 39-58-44.3000N 075-51-55.7000W
39-58.738333N 075-51.928333W
39.9789722,-75.8654722
(estimated)
Elevation: 660.2 ft. / 201.2 m (surveyed)
Variation: 11W (1990)
From city: 2 miles W of COATESVILLE, PA
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 19320

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 09/1937
Control tower: no
ARTCC: NEW YORK CENTER
FSS: WILLIAMSPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: IPT (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0600-2200
FOR SVC AFTER HRS CNT 610-384-9000
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN. ACTVT REIL RWY 11/29; VASI RWY 11; HIRL RWY 11/29 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.7
WX AWOS-3: 126.25 (610-384-6132)
PHILADELPHIA APPROACH: 124.35
PHILADELPHIA DEPARTURE: 124.35
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 125.6
WX AWOS-3T at OQN (13 nm E): 121.4 ((610) 692-6190)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MXEr301/9.7MODENA VORTAC113.2009W
PTWr233/20.2POTTSTOWN VORTAC116.5009W
LRPr122/21.3LANCASTER VOR/DME117.3009W
DQOr337/21.6DUPONT VORTAC114.0010W
OODr318/33.1WOODSTOWN VORTAC112.8010W
ETXr202/37.1EAST TEXAS VOR/DME110.2009W

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: HIGH/LOW
Bulk oxygen: HIGH/LOW

Runway Information

Runway 11/29

Dimensions: 5400 x 100 ft. / 1646 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Double wheel: 48.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 11  RUNWAY 29
Latitude: 39-58.827377N39-58.647960N
Longitude: 075-52.494212W075-51.361928W
Elevation: 638.4 ft.660.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 113 magnetic, 102 true293 magnetic, 282 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS
Obstructions: 55 ft. tree, lighted, 777 ft. from runway, 504 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear11 ft. trees, 238 ft. from runway, 467 ft. left of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CHESTER CO ARPT AUTH
1 EARHART DR SUITE 2
COATESVILLE, PA 19320
Phone 610-383-6057
Manager: GARY L HUDSON
1 EARHART DR SUITE 2
COATESVILLE, PA 19320
Phone 610-383-6057
CELL 484-880-2959

Additional Remarks

MIGRATORY BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
FOR CD CTC PHILADELPHIA APCH AT 800-354-9884.
NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT, CTC FBO 610-384-9000.
+164 FT WATER TWR 1343 FT FM RY 11 THR 1842 FT R MKD WITH STROBE LGT DALGT HRS; STD OBSTN LGT NGT HRS.
HELICOPTER OPS INVOF ARPT SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST OF RY 11 THLD.
HELICOPTER TRAFFIC REQUESTED TO LAND AND TKOF FM RY ONLY. HELICOPTER HOVER TAXIING, TKOFS, & LNDGS PROHIBITED FM TWY ALPHA.
HOVER TAXI ALONG TXY ALPHA PROHIBITED. WHEEL TAXI ON TXY OR HOVER FM RY TO RAMP SIDE PARKING SPOT BY CROSSING PERPENDICULAR TO ALPHA.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 15 May 2025 at 0901Z to 13 June 2025 at 0900z.

 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
BUNTS THREE   download (154KB)
JIIMS FOUR (RNAV)   download (351KB)
PAATS FOUR (RNAV)   2 pages: [1] [2] (491KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS OR LOC RWY 29   download (210KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 11   download (222KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 29   download (216KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (123KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (149KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

N57 - New Garden Airport (10 nm SE)
KOQN - Brandywine Regional Airport (13 nm E)
N47 - Pottstown Municipal Airport (19 nm NE)
KPTW - Heritage Field Airport (21 nm NE)
KLNS - Lancaster Airport (21 nm NW)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 20-May-2025
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:1409:14
Sunrise05:4509:45
Sunset20:1500:15
Evening civil twilight20:4600:46

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  21-May-2025 00:36:20
Local (UTC-4)  20-May-2025 20:36:20
 
METAR
KMQS 210015Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/08 A2996 RMK AO2
KOQN 
13nm E 
210015Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/07 A2996 RMK AO2
TAF
KLNS 
22nm NW 
202121Z 2021/2118 34006KT P6SM BKN250 FM210600 10004KT P6SM -RA OVC070 FM211000 12006KT P6SM -RA OVC027 FM211100 12007KT 5SM -RA OVC018 FM211300 12010KT 4SM -RA BR OVC009 FM211600 13010G20KT 2SM RA BR OVC007
KILG 
22nm SE 
201727Z 2018/2118 34009KT P6SM FEW080 SCT250 FM202200 02004KT P6SM BKN150 FM210100 10003KT P6SM BKN080 FM210700 10004KT P6SM VCSH OVC050 FM211000 11005KT 6SM -RA BR OVC020 FM211200 11009KT 3SM -RA BR OVC008
KRDG 
24nm N 
201727Z 2018/2118 34008KT P6SM FEW060 SCT250 FM202100 02006KT P6SM BKN150 FM210000 VRB04KT P6SM BKN100 FM210700 09006KT P6SM VCSH OVC050 FM211000 10007KT 6SM -RA BR OVC020 FM211200 11009KT 3SM -RA BR OVC008
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Signature Aviation 610-384-9000
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[email]
Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Passenger terminal and lounge, Flight training, Aircraft rental, ...

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